Sentence examples for overwhelmingly set from inspiring English sources

The royal charter is statute by another name – a clever device (or so it must have seemed) to enable the prime minister to make common cause with a press which was overwhelmingly set against any form of legislation.

He contends that "the social-issue left overwhelmingly sets the agenda of the Democratic Party," often to the detriment of its candidates in general elections.

Parliament voted overwhelmingly to set in motion the abolishment of the country's nearly 240-year-old monarchy, which has already been stripped of all but symbolic power.

In Florida, the overwhelmingly Republican legislature set the primary date, so the Democrats there are less to blame (except for being a weak party in that state) for violating party rules.

Pal Schmitt was a loyal player in the centre-right Fidesz team which won last April's elections overwhelmingly and swiftly set about changing Hungary's political landscape.

This apparent similarity is artificial, resulting not from commonality of ingredients they share, but due to the overwhelmingly large set of ingredients that neither recipe contains.

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European leaders, increasingly concerned by a deteriorating financial picture, said Wednesday they were forming a plan to convince markets that the debts of nations like Italy and Greece were not overwhelmingly large and to set new rules to constrain borrowing by euro zone members.

While on one hand the aspiration to live the dream can be inspirational, meaningful and successful, the chances are overwhelmingly slim when we set our dreams too high.

Finally, resorting to an old favorite, he arranges for one of them to initiate an S.O.S. — that is, Something Overwhelmingly Stupid — and thus to set in motion the calamity that will engulf the rest of the film.

The reports from Phil Hughes's 61-pitch outing Sunday for Class A Staten Island came back overwhelmingly positive, and he is set to throw about 75 pitches Friday for Class AA Trenton.